By LP Hastings October 17, 2013

First, you start with the name: RAW: Natural Born Artists, which must always be spelled in CAPS. (And we're talking about the artist collective/craft-show empire here, not WWE's man operas.) Next comes the process to be part of the movement: submit an application, and get a yay or nay. Then comes the art shows: more like a night at Sutra than your grammy's scrapbook festival. Instead of displaying your work on commission or paying a booth fee, artists must sell 20 tickets to the event at $15 apiece. In return, RAW promises a page committed to your work that will live forever on the Internet, professional photos and a promo video, free entry into any RAW event thereafter, and the option to showcase at any RAW show outside of your home state without... More >>>